tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post115111952456865717..comments2023-05-03T04:30:21.758-07:00Comments on NCFocus: Yes, the climate is changingAnna Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1151552825069108682006-06-28T20:47:00.000-07:002006-06-28T20:47:00.000-07:00And Kady, wherever you are, I'm sorry you left (th...And Kady, wherever you are, I'm sorry you left (though I imagine you're not) - you seemed like a voice of sanity at that paper. <BR/><BR/>should you ever be tempted to find yourself a pseudonym and join the conversation here, please do not resist.<BR/>(and please extend this invitation to others who'd be welcome)<BR/><BR/><BR/>and hey, maybe someday the paper will change for the better...Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1151469129039728592006-06-27T21:32:00.000-07:002006-06-27T21:32:00.000-07:00Vestigial.Vestigial.Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1151375233048757892006-06-26T19:27:00.000-07:002006-06-26T19:27:00.000-07:00The first comment in this thread ("There were prob...The first comment in this thread ("There were probably a great many AP stories that The Union did not publish on Thursday. What's your point, Anna?") has been chewing on me. I'm 95% sure that Bruce and I read the commenter's tone accurately, but - if we were wrong and he was asking because he sincerely didn't understand - here's an answer (and a request):<BR/><BR/>My argument - with steps #1, 3 Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1151213477401876282006-06-24T22:31:00.000-07:002006-06-24T22:31:00.000-07:00Bruce, I know that I tend to fall into complaining...Bruce, I know that <I>I</I> tend to fall into complaining mode rather than 'constructive activity' mode, so it's a reminder to me too, that after a certain point, documenting additional instances of the same misbehaviors provides less and less value relative to other activities.<BR/><BR/>Russ, you're sounding like an engineer. Scientists hedge their bets, verbally; it's how communication is <I>Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1151191274344040202006-06-24T16:21:00.000-07:002006-06-24T16:21:00.000-07:00Anna, thanks for the suggested pearls. I'll file ...Anna, thanks for the suggested pearls. I'll file them away in my head, but for now I'm so tired of the bs and ignorance that's espoused that I'll make the time to call it when I see it. If you wish to have it called somewhere else, no problem. It's our apathy and tendancy to keep quiet and polite that has gotton us to where we are. And it's where the present powers that be wish to keep us. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1151185689501968412006-06-24T14:48:00.000-07:002006-06-24T14:48:00.000-07:00Michael, in response to your previous comment I a...Michael, in response to your previous <A HREF="http://ncfocus.blogspot.com/2006/06/weather-reports-past-present-future.html#115095286142227398" REL="nofollow">comment</A> I asked you if you had a blog yet and what its URL was. (You didn't answer.) Debra can show you how to get started; please provide the URL when you register with Blogger, and then, when I delete your comments in future, Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1151178741354261742006-06-24T12:52:00.000-07:002006-06-24T12:52:00.000-07:00Please. If you can't see the point, it would be a...Please. If you can't see the point, it would be a waste of time to exlain it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1151164766305055452006-06-24T08:59:00.000-07:002006-06-24T08:59:00.000-07:00There were probably a great many AP stories that T...There were probably a great many AP stories that The Union did not publish on Thursday. What's your point, Anna?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com